sleepyegg
1mo ago
I don't think the public has the heart for it either, beneficial as it could be. What doomed the War on Drugs was probably the right to privacy and the fourth amendment, the right to unreasonable search.
When the fourth amendment was written, nobody was expecting highly violent and sophisticated drug cartels to hide behind due process and other legal protections. East asian countries don't care about that stuff and their police has much more leeway in suppressing would-be drug dealers.
Of course, Korea/Japan legal systems are awful for innocent people who happen to look suspicious of a crime, but that's a price they are willing to pay for enhanced safety and security from drugs. And China won't even bother with the legal stuff and just grab anyone remotely suspicious and figure out the truth later.
sleepyegg
1mo ago
It's somewhat related I think. It's about tolerating any recreational drug use at all that isn't a mild stimulant like caffeine. There's tobacco and alcohol, but those are too far ingrained in most cultures to be removed without extreme pushback from the general population. Humans would be better off without lung disease and alcoholism though.
It might be that weed is already too far ingrained in US culture to be removed at this point, so we might just have to add it to the list of socially tolerated recreational drugs. Almost everything else needs a hard ban on both possession and dealing though, if we want to avoid terrible health outcomes and tax dollars wasted.
sleepyegg
1mo ago
Rebalance request: homeless encounter rate is overtuned it's almost every step, pls fix thx.
sleepyegg
1mo ago
It's sort of like a controlled release of frustration though for democracies. In one party states when the frustration runs hot it doesn't usually have a release valve, resulting in drastic changes.
SF is nasty with the permissive public drug culture, but not all places in the US are like that. I think it's just the left coast cities like Portland, LA, Seattle, etc.
I think it's normal for SF residents to be generally unhappy if it smells like piss when they're walking to the grocery store and they have to be on alert for an addict on a binge.
If you're out in the suburbs the culture is more relaxed and people are generally happier, in my experience. The food options are even better, and you don't have to worry about stepping in human shit accidentally.
To be fair, you'd want to compare run down malls in US suburbs to your AnShan rundown mall.
sleepyegg
1mo ago
Why could it not be some kind of pollen, or breathable but slightly poisonous molecule in the air? Something in very low concentration, and only sporadically released into the air? Something not yet detectable by modern instruments because we are unaware of it?
Wow that was an unexpectedly good video. I have some lower back pain from a long time ago from poor form weightlifting, and sitting at a desk for long periods of time afterwards made everything worse.
I only tried the first two exercises, stairs and ballerina, and my back feels much better. Like an itch I always wanted to scratch but didn't know how to. Thanks for posting this. Will finish the rest when I have more time (and my back recovers to stretch more).
sleepyegg
1mo ago
It's either genetic or embedded deep within all major cultures. The mothers of a tribe that kept their sons away from war were conquered by their neighbors. The genes or cultures that did not see male drafting as rape survived as they had bigger armies, the losers were enslaved or assimilated into the conquerers.
sleepyegg
1mo ago
Personally, I could barely tolerate my son being drafted against his will, abused as cannon fodder and killed during a war. I'd help him dodge the draft, depending on the circumstances.
But if someone drafted my daughter's womb against her will, I'd try to kill the enforcers or inseminators. I feel this is a natural, typical instinct for most fathers, population TFR be damned. This is why drafting women's wombs is impossible, most fathers would perceive it as rape of their daughters.
sleepyegg
1mo ago
Amish with electricity have less use for the physical labor of men. The more technology we have, the less men's labor and protection is valuable to women, which devalues the average man as a worthwhile husband.
What starts as a strong natalist force will fade over time unless backed with a religious imperative to reproduce.
sleepyegg
1mo ago
A few glaring problems. Who is the lucky man to fertilize the drafted uterus? We have organ transplants already going to the wealthy, expect the same type of corruption with drafted women.
Suppose the birth mother decides to keep and raise the child herself. We just reinvented the welfare single mother, with more steps. Because we're obviously not going to take away a baby from an unwilling mother to be raised communally.
Taking out the power plants is to reduce their industrial capacity to wage war, it's part of a total war strategy to defeat a resilient opponent. Taking out the oil facilitiies removes their oil income, income used to support their purchases of military hardware and raw resources. All this assumes ground troops will be deployed, or it will be just pointless destruction, as it has been so far.
This is the minimum commitment needed to subjugate Iran, otherwise surrender and reparations are likely. That can be a valid path too, but "surrender" is not part of Trump's vocabulary.
sleepyegg
1mo ago
Hopefully your exams went well, and your life with it. Better to rest after that then to satisfy the curiosity of random internet strangers.
sleepyegg
1mo ago
I think there was always at least a small chance that Iran would have collapsed, war is unpredictable. But it was marketed by Bibi to Trump as a near-sure thing, and possibly implied that Israel would tidy up any loose ends quietly.
Now Trump is stuck and I don't see any Israeli military support for this war Bibi marketed as an easy win. Somewhere, a lot of people are pointing fingers at each other to avoid being a scapegoat for this debacle.
sleepyegg
1mo ago
Gaming was so much better back then, despite the actual graphics and hardware being much worse. Chalk it up to culture wars ruining a lot of gaming storylines.
sleepyegg
1mo ago
He should have just knocked out all the power plants and oil refineries and escalated as needed, if he was going to wipe out the IRGC leaders anyway. No half measures for a large decentralized military like Iran. A sizable ground troop force should have been mobilized.
High gas prices could be tolerated in the short term, even for the remainder of Trump's term if the long term benefit was the permanent neutralization of a hostile enemy state. It could have been spun as win that way.
Instead, we have this constant barrage of threats to do what should have already been done. The remnants of the IRGC see this as political weakness and are going to wait Trump out like Carter and get a better reparations/nuclear deal from whoever is the next democrat president. At the very least they will wait until November to see if the midterms are indicating weakness in the future.
sleepyegg
1mo ago
War can be swept under the rug if it's won quickly and decisively, and it can't thought of as a war to the general public. Like the military operation to get Maduro out of power, that worked well, nobody thought if it as a lightning quick war.
sleepyegg
1mo ago
I would say gay marriage in the USA.
Any thoughts as to why this point, and why the 9/11 before this too? Culture shock?
sleepyegg
1mo ago
I see. I just lucked out into a good woman and parenthood. I realize I'm lucky because four of my male cousins and brother have been unlucky. My last cousin married a cheater, and my poor nephew is doing poorly as a result of his partially absent mother.
sleepyegg
1mo ago
A big, extended, and physically close family is a nice thing to be a part of. I'm from large extended families on both sides myself. I did happen to notice that my desire for children increased as I moved much farther away from the family area, as I missed the family atmosphere that similar aged "child-free" friends could not provide.
Being an older sibling to others can be rewarding, it can simulate some aspects of parenthood. But full parenthood is a class of its own, and raising a child of your own from conception is the full undiluted parenthood experience. It's full of stress and backaches but also full of intense amazing moments. It is an experience worth trying for at least once if a good partner can be found.
If a man can be made presentable to college age women, then that is the group he should try to find a good woman from, as they have less relationship baggage. It might just be a matter of luck or fate though with how few eligible bachelorettes there are these days.
sleepyegg
1mo ago
Not uncommon to have age gaps due to maternal mortality in childbirth with premodern medical care. Also common in polygamous societies where multiple wives were common. Any situation where virgin fertile women are in high demand but limited supply results in a older husband age because the woman usually prefers the wealthier man other factors being equal.
Have you considered sliding into the wall doors for the bedrooms access into their respective bathrooms? That way, it avoids the risk of two people trying to enter the bathroom simultaneously from different doors and slamming into each other. Most likely when there are guests invited who are not familiar with the layout.
Edit: The laundry room and front door are a greater risk of collision, actually.
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